总统跑路，民众上街：斯里兰卡咋就破产了？【健谈英语】

【头条播报】

Sri Lanka's president, who had announced he would resign, has fled the country after months of turmoil. The government owes $51 billion and is unable to make interest payments on its loans, let alone put a dent in the amount borrowed. Tourism, an important engine of economic growth, has sputtered because of the pandemic. And its currency has collapsed by 80%, worsening inflation that is already out of control, with food costs rising 57%. 

【分句讲解】

①Sri Lanka's president, who had announced he would resign, has fled the country after months of turmoil.

在经历了长达数月的动荡之后，斯里兰卡总统现已逃离该国。早前，他宣布将会辞职。

1. flee v. 逃跑

flee the country 逃离这个国家

flee to 逃到哪里

flee from 从哪里逃出来

2. turmoil n. 动乱，混乱

chaos n. 混乱

instability n. 不稳定

crisis n. 危机

political turmoil 政治动乱

financial turmoil 金融风暴

3. resign v. 辞职（quit）

I resign/quit (my job).

我辞职。

②The government owes $51 billion and is unable to make interest payments on its loans, let alone put a dent in the amount borrowed.

政府欠下510亿美元的债务，无法支付贷款利息，更无力偿还借款本金。

1. owe v. 欠钱，负债

I owe him ten yuan.

我欠他十块钱钱。

I owe you an apology.

我欠你一个道歉。

I owe you a big one.

我欠你一个大人情。

2. interest n. 利息

3. loan n. 贷款 v. 贷款；借钱

car loan 汽车贷款

home loan 买房贷款

pay off the loan 还清贷款

Can you loan me some money?

你能借我一点钱吗？

4. let alone 更不用说

We can't afford a bicycle, let alone a car.

我们连自行车都买不起，更不用说汽车了。

5. put/make a dent in 减少，削减

dent n. 凹陷，凹痕

The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.

律师费将耗去我们一部份资金。

③Tourism, an important engine of economic growth, has sputtered because of the pandemic.

旅游业曾是该国经济增长的一个重要引擎，但因新冠疫情而受到严重影响。

1. sputter v. 引擎发出噼啪声；勉强维持

④And its currency has collapsed by 80%, worsening inflation that is already out of control, with food costs rising 57%. 

货币贬值80%，加剧了已经失控的通货膨胀，食品价格上涨了57%。

1. currency n. 货币

2. collapse v. 倒塌，坍塌；贬值

appreciate v. 升值；欣赏

3. worsen v. 加剧

shorten v. 缩短

broaden v. 拓宽